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Source: IE
India has handed over its indigenously-built missile corvette, INS Kirpan, to Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) in a gesture of growing defence ties and strategic partnership between India and Vietnam. This move symbolizes India’s position as the “Preferred Security Partner” in the Indian Ocean Region.
Vietnam is involved in a maritime dispute with China. There has been rising Chinese influence in the South China Sea and territorial disputes with Vietnam, making Vietnam an important ally for India in the region.
Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, the Gulf of Thailand, and the Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
